Halloween

Aaah Halloween. This year it was almost a bust!! We had the swine flu the week of Halloween, and I didn't think Maya would make it to her school party. Fortunately for all of us, she did!! Now onto bigger and better things, like CHRISTMAS!!


The whole crew

Our two year old monsters!! Jensen didn't like his hat.

Wow.....

While we were driving home from Target this morning, Collin and Maya were talking about a fire drill they had at their school this week. They were saying how different the alarm sounded at the new school.

Collin then tells me that they are going to practice a lock down next week!! It kind of took me by surprise. I asked him what they were going to do. He told me that they had to lock all of the doors, cover all of the windows and hide under their desks. Then the principal would call 911. I asked him why they would need to do this, and he tells me "In case a bad guy gets in the school." I was really surprised, but it's good that the schools have a plan in case something terrible like that happens!! All I know is when I was growing up, we NEVER did anything like that!! Oh how times are changing...

The Animal Farm at Thanksgiving Point

Jensen LOVES the animal farm. So I decided to take him a couple of days ago. He was such a good boy!! We took the stroller, but he decided he wanted to walk so he could get to the animals to feed them. It was so much fun to have some one on one time with him at a place that he enjoys!

First day of school pictures

Collin and Maya had a great first day of school!! They both like their teachers and are adjusting to going to school again. Isn't Maya's haircut DIVINE?!?

Check!!!

List of things to do when the kids go back to school:

1. CRY!! CHECK
2. Dance around the house laughing hysterically about my new found freedom... CHECK!!
3. Update blog... Hmmmmm

The kids went back to school on Thursday!! Maya started first grade, and Collin started third grade. We went on Monday evening to the new school and met their teachers. I think they are going to have a great year!!
I can't believe how fast the summer flew by!! We had a great couple of months swimming, playing with friends, having picnics, going to the park, going up to Erin's cabin, fishing, all kinds of fun stuff!!

We did have one trip to the hospital this summer. Collin decided that it would be a brilliant idea to go down the stairs INSIDE a round rubbermaid bin. As he climbed in, he told Maya that she couldn't get in with him because it would be too dangerous. He launched himself off the top step, rolled down the stairs, and landed head first on the wood floor at the bottom of the stairs. Now, I was in the shower when all of this was happening, so this is Maya's account of what happened!! Apparently he hit his head so hard that he blacked out for a little bit. Maya came running upstairs screaming that Collin had hit his head, and me being the mother of the year, I wasn't too concerned!! So I finished up what I was doing and went to check on Collin. When I went into his room, he was lying on his bed as white as a sheet!! He was dizzy and seeing stars. I called the nurse and she told us to come in right away. The Doctor gave him the once over and told us that he had a mild concussion and sent us on our way with instructions to call if he got a really bad headache or started throwing up like crazy. I took him home and in about an hour he was doing both these things!! I made another call to the pediatrician, and it was off to the hospital to get a CT scan!! Long story short, his hard head protected his brains. BOYS!!!

These next couple of weeks will find us getting back to “normal” life. A lot of one-on- one time with Jensen. He will defiantly enjoy that!! And reclaiming my house after months of sand, popsicles, and other summer festivities!!

Update blog…CHECK!!

Dance!!!

Maya did such a great job in her dance recital this year!! They danced to The Jungle Book "Bare Necessities" and it was so much fun!! She had so much fun, and knew the whole dance!! I had a proud mommy moment, and I'm not gonna lie, I almost cried! We moved her to a new studio this year, and she has really improved. She is turning into quite the little dancer! Her favorite part of recitals is getting flowers and going out for ice cream when it is over!

Rain....

It is pretty rainy here today. As I was getting lunch on the table, I said "Look at the rain". Collin goes "I want to see how fast it is". So he opens up the back door and sticks his hand out for a minute. He comes back in and says "Yeah, that's about 20 miles an hour".

Our house backs a field, and the farmer just moved the cows back into the field. As long as we have lived here, whenever it rains, all of the cows line up in a row...
I LOVE the cows, and I am happy to see them back!!